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Issue: Vol 164, Issue 7626

17 October 2014
IN THIS ISSUE

Dominic Regan salutes Sir Rupert’s return

A year into post the Lord Chief Justice has drawn his battle lines, says David Corker

Section 15 of the Equality Act is starting to flex its muscles, say Spencer Keen & Monika Sobiecki

Who will pay for off-road vehicle accidents, asks Sarah Crowther

Rory Cochrane provides an update on bribes, agents & principals

Alec Samuels believes it’s a case of nothing dared nothing gained

CreditSights Ltd v Dhunna [2014] EWCA Civ 1238, [2014] All ER (D) 140 (Sep)

Almer Beheer BV and another company v Van den Dungen Vastgoed BV C-441/12, [2014] All ER (D) 130 (Sep)

Sanofi SA v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) T-493/12, [2014] All ER (D) 161 (Sep)

Routier and another v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2014] EWHC 3010 (Ch), [2014] All ER (D) 142 (Sep)

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found
Lawyers have broadly welcomed plans to electronically tag up to 22,000 more offenders, scrap most prison terms below a year and make prisoners ‘earn’ early release
David Lammy, Ellie Reeves and Baroness Levitt have taken up office at the Ministry of Justice, following the cabinet reshuffle
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